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Significats de yakuza organization en anglès

An antisocial group that achieves its aims through violence or the threat of violence.

      Sinònims
      Examples for "gang"
      Examples for "gang"
      1
      But, convictions are difficult to secure in many cases involving gang violence.
      The South African
      2
      Lane joined in the anti-social behaviour; he became one of the gang.
      A Dominie in Doubt
      3
      Wairoa police said gang violence in the town would not be tolerated.
      Radio NZ
      4
      The gang are fertile in disguise; the machine operates at considerable distances.'
      A Terrible Temptation: A Story of To-Day
      5
      He said, 'The press-gang must be heading for the fight you mentioned.'
      Beyond the Reef
      1
      Body-guard, ball given by the; and the Versailles mob; protecting the court.
      The Life of Marie Antoinette, Queen of France
      2
      Unfortunately, prosecutors say, it has only created new opportunities for the mob.
      Reuters
      3
      Often times they could be seen among those in the lynch mob.
      Ebony
      4
      Soldiers fought to force their way through the mob, weapons held high.
      Stonewielder
      5
      The Protestants continued to smash images; the Catholics to mob the Protestants.
      The Age of the Reformation
      1
      Their Italian former business partner has denied having connections with the mafia.
      Reuters
      2
      He is being charged with mafia links and drug-trafficking among other crimes.
      The Irish Times
      3
      The growth of a vicious mafia has its parallels in Western countries.
      The Irish Times
      4
      The sequel destroyed what few illusions he possessed about Russia's mafia state.
      The Guardian
      5
      That's my experience in dealing with mafia corpses in the Hudson River.
      The new yorker
      1
      Now Batou grappled with the yakuza, trying to free his gun hand.
      Ghost in the Shell
      2
      The yakuza stood at a careful distance from her, weapons still out.
      Woken furies
      3
      The Major spotted another yakuza pulling a pin out of a grenade.
      Ghost in the Shell
      4
      You don't go back to the yakuza with half a contract fulfilled.
      Woken furies
      5
      Not the yakuza, not the First Families, not even the fucking Envoys.
      Woken furies
      1
      Earlier that year, nine members of a criminal gang were hanged for murder.
      Reuters
      2
      Police say the drugs belonged to Clan Usuga, a criminal gang.
      Radio NZ
      3
      A criminal gang was behind the kidnapping rather than Taliban militants.
      Reuters
      4
      There's a criminal gang out there that's very well known to my firm.
      Year Zero
      5
      The man is a senior figure in the McCarthy-Dundon criminal gang in Limerick.
      The Irish Times